Under the haughty eye of an impassive cat, the author advances, hesitating, trying —
in vain — to escape the throes of Creation to find the path to
success! Meanwhile, the publisher is working hard on new
concepts: practical poetry; beach conspiracy theories; classics
summaries for readers in a hurry! The bookseller, for his part, holds the bar between the
avalanches of cardboard boxes and the impossible demands of his infernal alter-ego: the
reader. And the librarians? They push their carts, silently, alone
that is to say, they dominate in the shadows this little world which stirs in vain.
great strokes of abstruse diagrams, absurd schemes and hilarious strips,
This is the great portrait of the small world of the Book that Tom Gauld paints for us here,
with humor, finesse and intelligence! Less tattooed than Augustin Trapenard but
No less funny than Bernard Pivot, Tom Gauld is published every week in the
literary notebook of the Guardian and he has established himself, in a few years, as one
essential authors of the Anglo-Saxon world. With this new album, he brings us
offers something to wake up our literary rentrée… Readers, lovers
books of all kinds: here is your new bedside book!
